Occupational Health Technician reference: 807667902

Occupational Health Technician – Spalding

We rise to challenges together

Monday-Friday 15:00-23:00 Up to £29,000 plus (£3,000 of shift premium) Highly competitive reward package including life insurance, staff shop, MyBargains discount platform

Why join us?

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.

What we do.

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.

About the role.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Occupational Health Technician to join the OH team at our Spalding Meals manufacturing site.

Accountabilities:

Providing health surveillance support including audiometry, spirometry, skin surveillance and medicals for FLT Drivers & Engineers. Maintain accurate records of health surveillance data. Incorporating new starters and leavers into the recall system of screening programme and managing archiving of data as appropriate. Produce monthly KPIs to demonstrate health surveillance status and to monitor compliance. Preparation for audits and HSE visits as required, including building a good understanding of audit standards and key requirements. Participate in Wellbeing activities within the business as appropriate, supporting the OH Advisor. Ensure medical supplies are always available for health surveillance, including equipment calibration and maintenance within specifications. Oversee invoicing and raising POs within the Occupational Health Department. Communicate with all stakeholders regarding health surveillance requirements and ensure the plan is live and acted upon by all. Escalate issues to OH Advisor where necessary. Refer to Occupational Health Advisor as appropriate following health surveillance and liaise with other healthcare professionals if required Keep up-to-date with developments within the world of Occupational Health through attending networking events and building relationships with other Occupational Health Technicians in Bakkavor to share best practise and ways of working. Administration relating the on-site physiotherapy provision including screening requests, confirming appointments and liaising with managers in relation to reports.

About you.

Bakkavor will provide Audiometry and spirometry qualifications training for the role but previous experience will be beneficial. Fluency in Microsoft Packages, specifically Excel. You will be a great communicator and be able to organise and prioritise your workload.

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

Life Assurance (1 x salary) 25 days holiday Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme MyBargains Discount Platform Personal Accident Insurance Free Independent Mortgage Advice Employee Assistance Programme A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service) Free Carparking

Proud to be Bakkavor.

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

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